United StatesMadison, SD

Dakota State University

Public · Solid evidence

Value55/100
Solid evidence68/100 profile coverage

Predominantly direct. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.

Admissions70
Value100
Career60
Experience48
Location64
Annual university cost$21,725Tuition plus recorded living cost
General acceptance98%Not a personal probability
Graduation49%Source cohort definition varies
Median earnings$50,97010 years after entry/completion

Scorecard

A balanced read, not one ranking.

Academic57
Career44
Evidence coverage68

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    City / metro settingTownFederal IPEDS locale 32; describes the surrounding settlement, not campus layout.
    Monthly student budget allocation$749Reported annual student living budget divided by 12; academic-year coverage may differ. Not a citywide or post-graduation budget.

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    Rankings

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    Univised career benchmarks

    Engineering—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Technology & computing—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Consulting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Finance & accounting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Law & legal services—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Retail & consumer goods—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.

    Campus community

    Faith & belonging

    No reported institutional religious affiliation

    Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.

    Campus experience

    Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.

    Industry strengths

    Engineering · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedTechnology · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedConsulting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedFinance and Accounting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedLegal Services · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedRetail and Consumer Goods · 1.00× estimated career presence · Limited

    Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.

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    Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,685 Health and Physical Education/FitnessBachelors Degree$22,192 Information Science/StudiesAssociate's Degree$38,687 Information Science/StudiesBachelors Degree$55,964 Information Science/StudiesDoctoral Degree$106,421 Information Science/StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificate$53,954 Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree$76,460 Information Science/StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,954 Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelors DegreeView degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$24,421 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelors Degree$31,364 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesGraduate/Professional Certificate$47,085 MarketingBachelors Degree$40,551 MathematicsGraduate/Professional CertificateView degree MathematicsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaView degree Medical Illustration and InformaticsGraduate/Professional Certificate$76,728 Medical Illustration and InformaticsMaster's Degree$80,556 Physical SciencesBachelors Degree$39,009 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelors Degree$27,042 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,848 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$24,904 Special Education and TeachingBachelors Degree$38,721 StatisticsBachelors Degree$38,580 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelors Degree$39,153 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelors Degree$42,682

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